Wosun Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Wosun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Wosun (52) may also be a first name.
Wosun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wosun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wosun has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wosun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,100,440th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Wosun live; 78 percent live in Oceania Islands and 78 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Wosun is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 52 people.
The surname Wosun is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 97 percent live and Western, where 3 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and Ethiopia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woosun | 91 | 3 | / |
| Wosune | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wuosun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Woshun | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bosun | 80 | 372 | / |
| Wasun | 80 | 275 | / |
| Wesun | 80 | 123 | / |
| Wusun | 80 | 65 | / |
| Woson | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wosum | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boysun | 73 | 137 | / |
| Wasiun | 73 | 117 | / |
| Bosuin | 73 | 96 | / |
| Wossum | 73 | 84 | / |
| Wozunk | 73 | 49 | / |
| Wasune | 73 | 29 | / |
| Wouzon | 73 | 28 | / |
| Washun | 73 | 26 | / |
| Waseun | 73 | 22 | / |
| Voshun | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wooson | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wusoun | 73 | 7 | / |
| Boosun | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wasuin | 73 | 5 | / |
| Woison | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wushun | 73 | 3 | / |
| Weesun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bossun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wosson | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wojung | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wahsun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wazoun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wasjun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waszun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wasgun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wasunt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huosun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wasuun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whesun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boshun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bousun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwesun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woszon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boseun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bozsun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woshon | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wouson | 73 | 0 | / |
| Woodsound | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bossoun | 67 | 220 | / |
| Voitsun | 67 | 55 | / |
| Woisson | 67 | 16 | / |
| Booshun | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wasusin | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wojciun | 67 | 8 | / |
| Watsung | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wachoun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wourzon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woochun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wazoune | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woosoon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wojczun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasshun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woischumng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wadsung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wutsung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watsoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watshun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woozson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woisoon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boshaun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voytsun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boussun | 67 | 0 | / |
| Voshung | 67 | 0 | / |
| Washumn | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wosun
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